Hochdorf

Hochdorf is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Hochdorf is first mentioned in 924 as Hodorf. Hochdorf has an area of 9.6 km (3.7 sq mi). Of this area, 68.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey, 10.21% of the total ... More

Hochdorf is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Hochdorf is first mentioned in 924 as Hodorf. Hochdorf has an area of 9.6 km (3.7 sq mi). Of this area, 68.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey, 10.21% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 64.69% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.33% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 10% is covered with buildings, 4.27% is industrial, 0.42% is classed as special developments, 1.35% is parks or greenbelts and 5.21% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 0.1% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.31% is other unproductive land. The municipality is located in the upper Seetal region of...

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